Category: Billiard Tours

Tri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ by Lea Andrews On May 16, Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, hosted a $500-added A-D Tri-State Tour event that drew 37 players. After tearing up the one-loss side, Christian Smith clinched first and $750. In the winners’ side quarterfinals, Jose Cruz, having just won two…

National Championship Series 14.1 / Latham, NY by Lea Andrews A small but strong field of 12 men gathered at Diamond 8 Billiards in Latham, NY, May 16 for the New York 14.1 State Championship, a qualifying event for the NCS National Championship in Parsippany, NJ. After a long day…

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Tampa, FL by Lea Andrews Strokers Billiards in Tampa, FL, hosted the fifth stop of the Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour May 16. Out of the 13 ladies who arrived for the $260-added event, it was Melissa Morlan who emerged as the winner, claiming…

Six days of pool came down to a 45 minute final match that saw Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines defeat Ralf Souquet of Germany to claim the title at the Predator International 10-Ball Championship at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The international event boasted representatives from…

Cha Stuns Van Boening! Fisher & Ouschan Advance to Final 32 By Sally Lee In an amazing comeback performance, Yu Ram Cha overcame a 8-4 deficit to defeat former World 10-Ball and US Open Champion Shane Van Boening. Cha was one of the three remaining women left in the event…

Gomez Makes Statement in US Debut: Van Boening & Orcullo Fall at Predator International 10-Ball Championship By Sally Lee Filipino Roberto Gomez has completely crushed his first opponents to qualify for the Final 32 man elimination rounds. Gomez should be seeded #1 with a 11-0, 11-2, and 11-1 wins. Ozone…

Federal Communications Commission representatives will be at Placer County Library branches today and Friday to provide information about converter boxes, antennas, converter box coupons and other issues related to the transition from analog to digital television reception. FCC representatives will be at the Auburn Branch Library, 350 Nevada St., from…

Fallen Heroes Galore: Archer, Souquet, Feijen Upsetted at Predator International 10-Ball Championship By Sally Lee 32 ranked players were seeded in the event, with the top 16 getting a bye. It still didn’t help a few of them.  Major casualties on the winners side today on Day 2 of the…

Ouschan and Villarreal Strike First Blood at Predator International 10-Ball Championship By Sally Lee Among the full field of 112 players at the 9th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championship, there are 15 women who have decided to brave up against the vastly male fielded event. On Day 1 of the…

Rachel Campbell, left, and twin sister Sarah are co-owners of the Sacramento blog TwinSoup.com, which makes enough money that Rachel was able to quit her job in commercial title sales. But Sarah continues to work as a real estate agent.Work for Rachel and Sarah Campbell entails opening up their laptops…